/sports/rugby/-/1106/1106/-/j6fe95z/-/index.html http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Kenya+make+first+Cup+quarters+of+season/-/1106/1324962/-/du0rdiz/-/index.html Kenya qualified for their first IRB World Sevens Series Cup quarter-finals appearance for the first time this season after winning both their Group D matches on day one of the Las Vegas event on Friday. 2012-02-11T17:08:01Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Kenya+eye+Las+Vegas+Cup+glory+/-/1106/1320356/-/11722ouz/-/index.html After securing a morale boosting Bowl victory at Wellington Sevens on Saturday, Kenya will be going flat out for main Cup performance at Las Vegas next weekend. 2012-02-04T16:25:51Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Tough+Quins+hit+Impala+in+their+own+backyard+/-/1106/1315756/-/9q89vo/-/index.html Defending champions Kenya Harlequin returned to their winning ways on Saturday, beating hosts Impala 22-13 in a top Kenya Cup clash at the Impala Sports Club. 2012-01-28T17:57:57Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Champs+Harlequin+host+Mwamba+in+Kenya+Cup+fixture+/-/1106/1311110/-/w7aksg/-/index.html It’s redemption time for Kenya Cup champions Kenya Harlequin as they yearn for a glorious comeback with a tricky tie against leaders Mwamba at the RFUEA grounds on Saturday. 2012-01-20T16:35:26Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Chase+Bank+boost+for+limping+Quins+/-/1106/1310396/-/fiq5a8/-/index.html National champions Kenya Harlequin are embracing their lowest start to a season. 2012-01-19T15:30:41Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Kenya+Cup+leaders+Mwamba+relocate+to+Nyayo/-/1106/1309882/-/om9kr1/-/index.html Kenya Cup rugby leaders Mwamba Rugby Football Club have adopted the Nyayo National 2012-01-18T17:44:02Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/KCB+and+Mwamba+clash+in+Kenya+Cup+/-/1106/1305406/-/w4o2rq/-/index.html Leaders Kenya Commercial Bank face off with Mwamba in the top of the bill Kenya Cup rugby league match 2012-01-13T19:15:01Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Red+Lions+catch+Mwenesi+hunt+Moseti+for+new+season/-/1106/1301272/-/wevifmz/-/index.html Nondescript’s Red Lions will be unsheathing new paws when they confront champions 2012-01-06T16:31:35Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/What+a+great+year+for+Kenyan+sport+/-/1106/1295674/-/qo9n75z/-/index.html The year 2011 will go down as one of the most memorable in Kenyan rugby with significant changes both on and off the pitch. 2011-12-26T15:12:42Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Strathmore+face+USIU+in+rugby+final+at+Ruaraka+/-/1106/1292592/-/c89kbt/-/index.html Strathmore University’s Leos will battle United States International University-Africa in the rugby final 2011-12-19T17:54:31Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Mwamba+KCB+share+Kenya+Cup+lead+with+wins+/-/1106/1291284/-/yar9twz/-/index.html Kenya Commercial Bank and Mwamba claimed bonus point victories to share the Kenya Cup rugby league lead. 2011-12-17T16:43:39Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Kenya+second+in+Dubai/-/1106/1290456/-/whf9oa/-/index.html Africa Cup champions Kenya on Friday staged a spirited show to maul host United Arab Emirates 55-12 2011-12-16T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Kenya+not+cowed+as+they+take+on+fast+Hong+Kong+/-/1106/1288352/-/nexe53/-/index.html Kenya intends to adopt new tactics against versatile Hong Kong when they face the Asians 2011-12-12T16:10:30Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Cama+try+gives+New+Zealand+win/-/1106/1287876/-/jeql47z/-/index.html Tomasi Cama scored a last-second try to give New Zealand a thrilling 31-26 2011-12-11T16:25:46Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Kenya+15s+avenge+PE+humiliation/-/1106/1287370/-/53itd2/-/index.html Kenya 15s beat Brazil 27-25 in their opening tie of the Emirates Cup in Dubai to bring 2011-12-10T18:03:59Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Another+Bowl+for+poor+Kenya+/-/1106/1286954/-/j6mkc4/-/index.html Kenya had little to offer against a flawless South Africa and Australia as they dropped to the Bowl category of South Africa Sevens in Port Elizabeth. 2011-12-09T19:51:20Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Kiwis+Boks+hurting+before+PE+leg+/-/1106/1286524/-/8hkr9rz/-/index.html Giants New Zealand and South Africa are hurting before the third leg of the International Rugby Board Sevens World Series in the Indian Ocean city of Port Elizabeth from today as Kenya seeks to bounce back after their rather pedestrian start to the season. 2011-12-08T20:29:23Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Baptism+of+fire+for+newcomers/-/1106/1283736/-/phvv5rz/-/index.html Debutantes Kisumu Rugby Football Club and Homeboyz began their Kenya Cup campaign 2011-12-03T17:37:53Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Hard+task+for+Kenya+ahead+of+SA/-/1106/1283730/-/hsesuv/-/index.html Kenya’s late surge fell flat as they lost to Samoa 17-31 in the Shield final of the Dubai Sevens 2011-12-03T17:23:21Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Kenya+look+to+excel+in+Dubai+/-/1106/1282886/-/13gqs8d/-/index.html Kenya will be out to attack and put up a mean defence against England and France when Dubai Sevens, the second leg of the IRB World Sevens Series, kicks off on Friday. 2011-12-01T20:40:15Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Baptism+of+fire+for+Kenya+at+the+Gold+Coast+7s+/-/1106/1278742/-/6u4koe/-/index.html Kenya face baptism of fire as they launch their Gold Coast Sevens campaign against IRB World Sevens Series champions New Zealand at Skilled Stadium in Gold Coast, Australia, at 7:03am. 2011-11-24T17:37:57Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Ten+teams+to+play+in+Kenya+Cup+League+/-/1106/1277692/-/r84rh8/-/index.html Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) board and dissenting clubs have settled for a 10-team Kenya Cup League for the 2011/2012 season. 2011-11-22T17:37:27Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Adongo+almost+a+Springbok/-/1106/1274314/-/aie95q/-/index.html Kenya giant Daniel Adongo made another step towards achieving his dream 2011-11-16T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Greed+and+infighting+at+KRU/-/1106/1273130/-/b5bgqfz/-/index.html When Mwangi Muthee was elected to chair the Kenya Rugby Union seven 2011-11-14T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Brilliant+Kenya+kings+of+Africa/-/1106/1272038/-/qqhtqe/-/index.html Kenya made history on Saturday when they became African rugby champions 2011-11-12T17:36:43Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/It+s+a+full++Tank++for+Tunisia+tie+/-/1106/1271650/-/8b9w01z/-/index.html Kenya have a golden opportunity to claim their first major continental silverware when they face Tunisia in the Africa Cup final at the RFUEA grounds on Saturday. 2011-11-11T15:13:40Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Tank+names+squad+for+Tunisia+tie/-/1106/1270324/-/mvilf8z/-/index.html Head coach Michael “Tank” Otieno has handed KCB and Lions fullback Matthew Musita 2011-11-09T16:54:13Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/High+octane+action+thrills+city/-/1106/1268914/-/ynxf6m/-/index.html Sixteen top rugby teams, close to 30, 000 fans from all over the world, and gallons 2011-11-07T17:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Lessons+from+Safari+Sevens+last+weekend/-/1106/1268922/-/668wj7z/-/index.html The 15th Safaricom Safari Sevens successfully went down at Nyayo National Stadium 2011-11-07T17:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Samoa+snatch+Safari+Sevens+title+from+hosts/-/1106/1268190/-/fhx631z/-/index.html Samoa lived up to their promise to win the 15th edition of the Safaricom Safari Sevens a 2011-11-06T16:31:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Kenya+ride+on+home+support+to+claim+pool+wins+at+Nyayo/-/1106/1267884/-/7c4279z/-/index.html Defending champions Kenya recovered from an early wobble to register two wins 2011-11-05T16:48:31Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Battle+royale+at+Safaricom+Sevens++/-/1106/1267340/-/2gpiipz/-/index.html World’s top rugby players are set to contest for supremacy at the 15th edition of the Safaricom Safari Sevens. 2011-11-04T14:57:27Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/New+deal+puts+Kenya+Sevens+players+at+par/-/1106/1266920/-/yd5lliz/-/index.html Conceivably, a Kenya rugby player is now able to earn a tidy Sh5.25 million a year, making the game the best-paying locally. 2011-11-03T16:21:11Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Officials+warn+hosts+to+tread+cautiously+++/-/1106/1266858/-/gmgroi/-/index.html The national Sevens rugby technical bench warns the team to adopt a cautious approach 2011-11-03T15:22:46Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Samoa+to+showcase+flair+at+Nyayo/-/1106/1266358/-/i4fyjrz/-/index.html Kenyan rugby fans should brace for Samoan flair, strength, discipline and speed 2011-11-02T18:15:35Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/KQ+gives+Sh290m+to+rugby+7s+/-/1106/1265232/-/ic449a/-/index.html History was made on Monday when Kenya Airways lived to its billing as the Pride of Africa to unveil a grand sponsorship for Kenya National Sevens team to a tune of Sh 290m. 2011-10-31T19:40:41Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/New+Zealand+win+World+Cup+final/-/1106/1260198/-/5x3niq/-/index.html New Zealand end 24 years of hurt in the final at Eden Park, edging underdogs France 8-7. 2011-10-23T09:42:22Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Kenyan+fans+back+hosts+to+wrap+up+title+at+Eden+Park+/-/1106/1259970/-/emui20z/-/index.html The Rugby World Cup fever reaches its peak on Sunday with the final 2011-10-22T17:19:32Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Quins+plot+to+stall+Machine+in+Impala+Floodlit+semis/-/1106/1259494/-/12puu7a/-/index.html Kenya Harlequin plan a technical game to counter the versatile University of Nairobi’s Mean Machine when the two sides meet in the Zuku Impala Floodlit semi-finals on Saturday night at Impala Sports Club. 2011-10-21T16:59:55Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Wallabies+third+France+face+fresh+attack+/-/1106/1259492/-/6wnklkz/-/index.html Australia finished third at the Rugby World Cup after beating Wales 21-18 at Eden Park on Friday. 2011-10-21T16:59:51Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/-/1106/1256396/-/e6cf5c/-/index.html A case of 1987 all over again as hosts New Zealand win through to a World Cup final against France next weekend with a convincing 20-6 defeat of Australia at Eden Park here on Sunday. 2011-10-16T15:04:46Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Leos+maul+Nondies+to+storm+semis+/-/1106/1256022/-/29yvt7/-/index.html Defending champions Strathmore countered Nondescripts forward play to chalk a 27-7 victory 2011-10-15T16:17:52Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Horwill+backs+Kiwi+Cooper+against+NZ+/-/1106/1256014/-/bktpurz/-/index.html Mercurial fly-half Quade Cooper will rise to the occasion and produce his best game for Australia 2011-10-15T16:10:54Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Monumental+battle+looms+large+/-/1106/1256012/-/ai0t5nz/-/index.html It’s the match Robbie Deans has been building to as his Australia team attempt to prolong New Zealand’s World Cup misery 2011-10-15T16:09:28Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/French+squeeze+into+final/-/1106/1255886/-/ppinayz/-/index.html France coach Marc Lievremont was unapologetic after France squeezed into their third World Cup final on the back of a lacklustre 9-8 win over 14-man Wales at Eden Park here on Saturday. 2011-10-15T10:49:42Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Wales+are+All+Blacks+of+north/-/1106/1254906/-/cek2xjz/-/index.html France No.8 Imanol Harinordoquy boldly proclaimed Wales the “All Blacks of the northern hemisphere” 2011-10-13T15:13:55Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Wallabies+ramp+up+the+pressure+/-/1106/1254904/-/lr9hj3z/-/index.html The Wallabies take every chance this week to ensure the All Blacks are feeling maximum pressure 2011-10-13T15:13:11Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Glowing+tribute+for+Kayange+as+he+steps+down+/-/1106/1254880/-/10tn9jrz/-/index.html Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) has paid glowing tribute to the outgoing Kenya Sevens team captain Humphrey Kayange. 2011-10-13T14:51:44Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Nondies+Machine+storm+quarters+/-/1106/1252592/-/8yghqrz/-/index.html Former champions Nondescripts crushed Kenyatta University’s Blak Blad 31-3 2011-10-09T15:09:38Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Wallabies+end+Springboks+run/-/1106/1252586/-/8rlwm7z/-/index.html The ‘curse of the champions’ strikes again at the World Cup on Sunday 2011-10-09T15:07:02Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Nondies+to+field+strong+team+in+Impala+Floodlit+tourney+/-/1106/1251848/-/2cmh1g/-/index.html Nondescripts, will field a strong side against Kenyatta University’s Blak Blad 2011-10-07T16:00:02Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Zuku+Sh2+million+boost+for+Impala+Floodlit++/-/1106/1251188/-/bld4apz/-/index.html The 30th edition of Impala Floodlit rugby tournament gets a major boost 2011-10-06T15:43:31Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Springboks+can+go+all+the+way+says+Habana+++/-/1106/1251184/-/5tdoke/-/index.html Reigning champions South Africa believed they could go all the way 2011-10-06T15:41:44Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/England+wary+of+rivals+Les+Bleus++/-/1106/1251180/-/15n1qktz/-/index.html France must rebound from their humiliating defeat by Tonga to prevent England from reaching a third consecutive World Cup semi-final when the two great Six Nations rivals meet at Eden Park on Saturday. 2011-10-06T15:40:19Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Samoa+Twitter+row+Sapolu+gets+blanket+ban/-/1106/1248026/-/1jghmq/-/index.html Samoa’s Eliota Fuimaono Sapolu is banned from playing rugby at all levels 2011-10-04T17:49:37Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/All+Blacks+expect+Carteresque+display+from+Slade/-/1106/1248024/-/141qy4p/-/index.html While New Zealand reacted to the World Cup-ending injury to Dan Carter as something akin to a national disaster 2011-10-04T17:49:03Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Carter+less+All+Blacks+lead+way+/-/1106/1246834/-/oqsu74/-/index.html The All Blacks put aside the massive blow that star playmaker Dan Carter was out of the World Cup 2011-10-02T17:15:34Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/England+coaches+suspended+over+ballgate/-/1106/1245206/-/rh3lxcz/-/index.html England suspend two coaches for this weekend’s World Cup game against Scotland 2011-09-29T16:07:02Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Boks+Samoa+lock+horns+/-/1106/1245198/-/o95v7gz/-/index.html South Africa will aim to dominate set-piece possession to starve Samoa’s chances 2011-09-29T16:05:48Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Italy+secure+vital+bonus+World+Cup+point+over+USA++/-/1106/1244066/-/3vpvmu/-/index.html Italy pulled off a vital bonus-point 27-10 victory over the United States on Tuesday 2011-09-27T16:52:27Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Lomu+Habana+to+fly+in+for+Sevens+/-/1106/1244056/-/hahbx0z/-/index.html All Blacks legend Jonah Lomu will be the chief guest at this year’s Safaricom Sevens. 2011-09-27T16:43:51Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Circuit+now+a+two+horse+race+/-/1106/1243550/-/cuyl51z/-/index.html It’s now a two-horse race as the National Sevens Circuit heads into the final leg of Driftwood Sevens in Mombasa this weekend. 2011-09-26T18:53:01Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Namibia+take+parting+swipe+at+schedule+/-/1106/1243548/-/3oyivt/-/index.html Namibia exited the World Cup Monday after losing all four of their Pool D matches 2011-09-26T18:51:15Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Wales+put+one+foot+in+quarter+final+/-/1106/1243544/-/1ps0wrz/-/index.html A crushing bonus-point 81-7 win over Namibia left Wales in prime position to reach the World Cup quarter-finals 2011-09-26T18:49:36Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Big+guns+fire+into+Kabeberi+7s+Main+Cup+/-/1106/1242392/-/13m78ndz/-/index.html It was a walk in the park for top guns Mwamba, KCB and Kenya Harlequin, who all claimed easy victories to advance to today’s Main Cup matches at the Kabeberi Sevens on Saturday. 2011-09-24T19:34:24Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Tonga+have+break+to+thank+for+win/-/1106/1241240/-/32wtdcz/-/index.html Tonga pour fuel on the fiery debate over World Cup scheduling as they maintain a longer break between games 2011-09-22T16:42:47Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Springboks+break+own+World+Cup+record/-/1106/1241236/-/fqk0sm/-/index.html Defending champions South Africa trump their own World Cup points record with an 87-0 blitz of doughty 2011-09-22T16:40:10Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Hello+Safaricom+makes+Sh30m+call/-/1106/1240548/-/6ghpe6/-/index.html Leading mobile telephone service provider Safaricom on Wednesday unveiled a Sh30.2 million 2011-09-21T18:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Visiting+fans+make+mad+scrum+for+the+bar+All+Blacks+jersey+/-/1106/1239898/-/iqq1t5/-/index.html “It’s been mad,” said Auckland bar manager Steve Tuala of his Rugby World Cup experience. 2011-09-20T17:00:42Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Samoa+sorry+for+slavery+tweet++/-/1106/1239896/-/2rruynz/-/index.html Samoa apologise and receive a warning after a player compared the World Cup to “slavery” and “apartheid” 2011-09-20T16:59:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Sevens+squad+shapes+up+for+IRB+/-/1106/1239892/-/tieb7l/-/index.html Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) names a squad of 29 players to prepare for the 2011/2012 IRB World Sevens Series 2011-09-20T16:56:05Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/England+labour+to+hit+Georgia+as+Wales+survive+Samoa+scare+/-/1106/1238718/-/hn6nkl/-/index.html England captain Lewis Moody calls for a marked improvement despite his side running in six tries against Georgia 2011-09-18T20:17:48Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/USA+win+cold+war+Kiwis+injured/-/1106/1236976/-/t7e6jiz/-/index.html The United States won the World Cup’s ‘cold war’ against Russia Thursday as the All Blacks’ 2011-09-15T18:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Tusker+makes+Sh45m+grand+rugby+comeback/-/1106/1236420/-/iqbsju/-/index.html East African Breweries Limited, through its popular Tusker brand, have roared 2011-09-14T18:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Hougaard+takes+Boks+out+of+jail+/-/1106/1234472/-/xkafg9/-/index.html Reigning champions South Africa edge a gripping contest with Wales by just one point 2011-09-11T17:08:03Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/KCB+win+Christie+Sevens+title+after+four+year+wait+/-/1106/1234470/-/12a8hkgz/-/index.html Kenya Commercial Bank end a four-year drought when they outclass a fighting Strathmore University side 24-10 to lift Lunch Bar Christie Sevens at the Rugby Football Union of East Africa grounds. 2011-09-11T17:05:36Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/No+second+chances+for+Wales++/-/1106/1234214/-/lu9841/-/index.html The 2011 rugby World Cup was given a timely shot in the arm by the early performances of the so-called minnows of the sport. 2011-09-10T20:02:21Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/New+All+Blacks+injury+as+OConnor+pays+price+/-/1106/1231432/-/10gw4bh/-/index.html New Zealand's injury woes deepen Tuesday just three days before the World Cup 2011-09-06T14:00:43Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/rugby/Mwamba+fell+Nondies+in+Prinsloo+/-/1106/1230062/-/i7xdmwz/-/index.html Defending champions Mwamba RFC began their title defence at the Prinsloo Sevens on a sound note, beating Webuye and Nondies at Nakuru Athletic Club on Saturday. 2011-09-03T19:48:20Z